Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

2018 Olympic venues

The compactness of the venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang has been one of the winning arguments of the bid. The Games are gathered around two main venues, the mountain resort of Alpensia for the outdoor sports (Nordic and alpine skiing, bobsled...) and the coastal city of Gangneung for the indoor sports (figure skating, hockey, curling...). In addition there are two mountain stand alone venues.

The Games will have a total of 13 competition venues – six of which will be new. The speed skating rink construction having started in October 2014, all of the new venues are now under construction.

Pyeongchang Mountain cluster

Alpensia Sports Park

The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon will be the focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.^[1][2]

• Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium – Ceremonies ^[3]
• Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre – Ski jumping, Nordic combined
• Alpensia Biathlon Centre – Biathlon
• Alpensia Cross-Country Centre – Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
• Alpensia Sliding Centre – Luge, Bobsleigh, and Skeleton
• Olympic Village
• Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom)

Stand-alone venues

• Bokwang Snow Park – Freestyle skiing and Snowboard
• Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Alpine skiing (downhill, Super-G, and Combined)

Gangneung Coastal cluster

The coastal cluster is located in the city of Gangneung. The Gangneung Olympic Park will include the following four venues:

• Gangneung Hockey Centre – Ice Hockey (men´s tournament)- 18,500 Capacity
• Gangneung Curling Centre – Curling - 18,000 Capacity
• Gangneung Oval^[3] - Speed skating - 18,000
• Gangneung Ice Arena – Short track speed skating and Figure skating - 20,000

In addition, a standalone venue is located on the grounds of Kwandong University:

• Kwandong Hockey Centre - Ice Hockey (women´s tournament) -14,000

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